Ontologia

Commune · MAR

Essaouira

Morocco

BShArid, steppe, hot(86 %)

Species observed

978

Observations

4 152

Area

3 164,5km²

Ecological tissue

Sample of 50 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.

ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).

RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique

Indicateurs du tissu écologique

Tissu écologique de Essaouira : 41 espèces reliées par 119 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 9.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).

Espèces affichées
50
Interactions affichées
119
Connectance
0.097
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)

Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).

Species present

978 distinct species · 4 152 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

4 152 obs · 68 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 296
135–1 295
35–134
10–34
< 10

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

18,2°C

Annual rain

273mm

Warmest m°

30,3°C

Coldest m°

7,7°C

Elevation: 320 m on average (min -6 m, max 809 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
18,2°C
Annual rain
273mm
Warmest month
30,3°C
Coldest month
7,7°C
Mean alt.
320m
Min
-6m
Max
809m
Std. dev.
166m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BShArid, steppe, hot(86 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

7,5

Org. C

15,5g/kg

Clay

30,6%

Sand

41,9%

Silt

27,5%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Essaouira

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
7,4
Org. C
24,8g/kg
Clay
29,3%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
28,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
12,2g/kg
Clay
30,8%
Sand
41,7%
Silt
27,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
7,5
Org. C
9,4g/kg
Clay
31,7%
Sand
41,2%
Silt
27,1%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest4.5%
Crops38.6%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil6.9%
Other (grassland, water…)49.9%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology7 basins · 0 lakes · 4 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

120,7km

Basins crossed

7

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

20 121km²

Discharge in basins

45,3m³/s

Mean precip.

318mm/an

Mean T°

17,1°C

Moisture idx

-0,71

Mean runoff

54mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

365m

Watersheds crossing here

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,2nW

Built-up

3,9%

Pesticides

26,0kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas4

IUCN Not Applicable · 4🌊 Marine · 3

Mogador

IUCN Not Applicable

Permanent Hunting Reserve · 2021

588 km²

Dunes d'Essaouira

IUCN Not Applicable

Biological and Ecological Interest Site · 1994

113 km²

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations26